Oh, and how are SiddhiLakshmi and RajyaSiddhiLakshmi different? I have seen one visualization with 5 heads, other with 9 and one with 10. i thought Siddhi was for Spiritual gains while Riddhi for material gains. Are Rajrajeshwari and RajyaSiddhiLakshmi same at one level and what would be the nuanced difference.

About Pañcadevatā of the Paraśurāmakalpasūtram. Many people make the mistake of seeing Mahāgaṇapati, Yogabālā, Rājamātaṅgī, Mahāvārāhī and Parābhaṭṭārikā (Parābīja sauḥ) as separate from the Pañcadaśākṣarī Mantra. In fact, the Pañcadaśākṣarī Mantra is broken down into these deities because it is almost impossible to obtain dominion over the Pañcadaśākṣarī without the preliminary help of these deities. I will tell you where each of these deities are in the Pañcadaśākṣarī Mantra. VĀGBHAVAKŪṬA = Mahāgaṇapati, Yogabālā, Annapūrṇā and Aśvārūḍhā. These deities must be worshiped in the morning. KĀMARĀJAKŪṬA = Laghuśyāmalā, Vāgvādinī, Nakulīśvarī, Svayamvarakalā and Rājamātaṅgī. These deities must be worshiped at noon. ŚAKTIKŪṬA = Laghuvārtāḷī, Svapnavārāhī, Tiraskariṇī, Vanadurgā, Bagalāmukhī and Mahāvārāhī. These deities must be worshiped at night. PAÑCADAŚĀKṢARĪ = PARĀBHAṬṬĀRIKĀ. These two must be worshiped at midnight. In fact, Parābhaṭṭārikā becomes the Pañcadaśākṣarī Mantra and, later, all the other deities I mentioned. I can make the same classification with the Protective Deities of Sundarī, they are also in the Pañcadaśākṣarī. Listen carefully. VĀGBHAVAKŪṬA = Vaṭuka Bhairava, Svarṇākarṣaṇa Bhairava, Aghora Rudra and Śarabheśvara. KĀMARĀJAKŪṬA = Aṣṭamukha Gaṇḍabheruṇḍa Nṛsimha, Mahāsudarśana and Kārtavīryārjuna. ŚAKTIKŪṬA = Jayadurgā, Mahāśūlinī and Atharvaṇa Bhadrakālī Pratyaṅgirā. PAÑCADAŚĀKṢARĪ = Paśupati and Sudarśana Nṛsimha. I can make many other classifications, including with the Great Gurus as well. They are all in the Pañcadaśākṣarī. Only the one who knows these classifications obtains mastery of the Pañcadaśākṣarī. In the end he abandons all other Mantras and resides in this one alone. He truly sees all the other deities within the Pañcadaśākṣarī and knows exactly where they are. What is the need to recite other Mantras when he understands this and gains mastery? When he overcomes even this, he arrives at the original power: Parābhaṭṭārikā (Parābīja sauḥ). Only he knows how to recite this Bīja which is the heart of Lalitā which is Śiva and Śakti. He went on a long journey to learn how to recite this Bīja. He sits and concentrates on this Bīja. Everything is in his hands, by Bhairava's order. This is the real Krama, other things are "studies" about other areas of Lalitā. What I said is the condensed whole. IT ŚRĪVIDYĀ ॥

Finally, some readers may ask me: "Where is Kāli?" I already said that they are inseparable. Listen carefully. VĀGBHAVAKŪṬA = Tumbureśvarī Guhyakālī. KĀMARĀJAKŪṬA = Siddhilakṣmī. ŚAKTIKŪṬA = Siddhikarālī (The form of Guhyakāli worshiped by Bharata) and Chinnamuṇḍā. PAÑCADAŚĀKṢARĪ = Mahāsiddhikarālī (The form of Guhyakāli worshiped by Rāma) and Kāmakalākālī. Another reader may ask me: "Where are the primordial Gurus?" Calm down, I'll say. Listen carefully. VĀGBHAVAKŪṬA = Medhā Dakṣiṇāmūrti. KĀMARĀJAKŪṬA = Paramānandabhairava. ŚAKTIKŪṬA = Svacchanda Bhairava. PAÑCADAŚĀKṢARĪ = Samasta Gurumaṇḍalavilīna Mahādakṣiṇāmūrti. Numerous other classifications can be made. They are all here. It's a matter of practice and faith until someone realizes all this. The devotee thinks at the end: "Why didn't I realize this before?" And it's all about getting from Bhupura to Bindu. There comes a point where you will begin to see the deities of other religions within the three KŪṬAS. Then the devotee will think, "Mother, you are unbelievable, who can describe you adequately."

Can You please tell me more about this meditation (Samayachara)? Thank you.

People are often very impressed by Ugra Devatas. Do you know what the most Ugra thing of all is? Love. I can prove it. Do the test. Take the most aggressive Mantra that exists and use it against a sincere Sundari devotee. The deity will look at you and say: "I'm not going to do this to him, I'm going to do it to you!" It doesn't matter if you are invoking good or evil deities, out of admiration and respect these deities will say to you: "instead of attacking the devotee of Sundari, I will attack you!" After that, there will be nothing you can do to stop your own deity from attacking you. Someone will have to bear the karma done. It will be you, not the Sundari devotee. Why should the sincere devotee of Sundari endure this? Such a devotee is full of good qualities and is not harming anyone, any living being. You can perfect all the scriptures about Astras or Weapons, they will not obey you if on the other side is Sundari, Love incarnate. These Astras will say, "I would never do that." Therefore, Samayachara, where the devotee ardently meditates on good qualities and gradually absorbs them, remains invincible and the only way to reach Sundari. Internal meditation on what is auspicious remains the only path and will always be so. Bad people can think they are smarter all they want. They will never be able to deceive this reality.

There is a good reason why Sundari is the most difficult to achieve and the most protected Mahavidya. The journey itself from Bhupura to the center of Sri Chakra is the most beautiful thing and a work of art. I believe that India sleeps on top of a chest of gold and doesn't know it. Sri Chakra knowledge could be adapted for children at school. This would create adults who would rule this planet (for the best). This would create geniuses both from a material/technological point of view and also from a spiritual point of view. The spiritual is the cause and the material is the effect. Whoever dominates the spiritual understands all material effects. Returning to the subject of the difficulty of reaching Sundari, this is because upon reaching Bindu, all Mantras, known and unknown, become Svasiddha (they voluntarily reveal themselves to the devotee without the need for him to perfect them) and Susiddha (they help and become beneficial to the devotee, voluntarily). This entire Universe is made up of Mantras, your body is made up of Mantras. Such a devotee who attains Sundari, becomes so beautiful inside and out that if he puts his hand in the flames it does not burn him. The fire will never want to hurt him. If he jumps into the sea, the waters won't want to hurt him, he won't lack air and the animals won't attack him. If a sword goes in his direction, she will stop and think "I won't do that". Did you notice the difference? You're not destroying enemies, you're not forcing anything. The devotee becomes so beautiful inside that all the Mantras begin to admire and respect him. They are not afraid of the devotee, but rather admire his qualities. The qualities he acquired on the journey from Bhupura to Bindu. Therefore, Sundari is the most difficult Mahavidya to achieve because everyone is protecting her voluntarily, out of respect and admiration, not fear.

Dear Jothi Agaval, thank you so much for your reply. Behind the cover of darkness, pain, murder and suffering, I see such great love, radiance of light and compassion that comes from Dhumavati Maa that I cry not from fear of her, but from the Love that fills me. Swami Vivekananda - wrote "Learn to recognize the Mother as instinctively in evil, terror, sorrow, and annihilation as in that which makes for sweetness and joy! " I'm just amazed at the great game Sri Lalita is doing. I also want to ask you have described the actions of Dhumavati Mai - The Great Grandmother in Kali Yuga, some sources say that realities are changing and a new era of Light is coming, what role will Dumavati Maa play?

Namaste Jothi. There are so many things I would like to discuss with you, and many things I have already learnt from your contributions here, thank you. I understand that there is likely a good reason that you post through pseudonyms, but I want to ask - would it be possible to become your student in these areas? I have some small experiences here and there, many setbacks and some progress, enough for me to feel confident that this path is one I wish to pursue wholeheartedly, but I sorely feel the need for a guru. I understand that the stage I am at is quite elementary in many ways, and you are probably keen to avoid wasting time on the insincere so I will ask like this - please suggest a course of action, or sadhana, or study, and a method of proving the same by which you would accept a student. I would like to be able to engage with you directly and I am happy to do as suggested for however many weeks, months, you require for that to happen. I feel you would be able to recognise a sincere request, and so I ask with this in mind. If that is entirely impossible, okay, but I have to ask! Thank you

Namaste Nirvanika. This form of the Divine Mother is worshiped in a different śrīcakra than what people are used to seeing: ṣoḍaśāvaraṇa śrīcakra (śrīcakra with sixteen āvaraṇas). I cannot say more about this form of the Divine Mother, because Rajyasiddhilakṣmī awakens in people an exaggerated greed to cling to wealth. This Mother immerses the devotee in so many riches that he ends up getting lost along the way and does not wish to advance further.

Namaste Rajiv. The main question for anyone who wants to be a devotee of Dhumavati in the Kaliyuga is: do you have the merit and personality strong enough to see all your enemies tortured and killed along the way? Because Dhumavati's main action in the Kaliyuga is Māraṇa (Killing). Forget another punishment, Dhumavati goes straight to torture and then kill. Dhumavati will give you all knowledge, pleasure and liberation, like the other Mahavidyas, but her path is that of those who have no mercy. The problem is not even about Dhumavati torturing and killing internal enemies, the problem is that you see her doing this to external enemies too, which will inevitably happen frequently if you are pure inside and live in society in Kaliyuga. Again I will talk about the main question to the devotee: does the devotee have enough merit to walk this violent path? If the answer is no, that devotee will suffer at the hands of Dhumavati because she will "correct" him. Dhumavati's Supreme Mantra is: om̐ namaḥ pracaṇḍaghoradāvānalavāsinyai hrīm̐ hrūm̐ samayavidyākulatattvadhāriṇyai mahāmām̐sarudhirapriyāyai chrīm̐ strīm̐ klīm̐ dhūmāvatyai sarvajñatāsiddhidāyai phrem̐ phaṭ svāhā || . Such a devotee of Dhumavati, who worships her according to the rules, can make even Brahma and other (gods) die, he makes all his enemies die, he banishes them, immobilizes them and makes them fight among themselves. Obtain- If perfection in the sixfold procedure (magic) and the status of one who wanders in heaven (Khecara). He will be all-knowing and obtains the status of Rudra. He will attain liberation and will show no mercy to anyone who is in his path, be it people or gods. He is feared by the planets and all, for there is no punishment, but torture and death. Such a devotee walks the path of no mercy. Clearly, it must be in the devotee's Karma to follow this path. I cannot be like this: no mercy.